Roll-up of @ChainLinkGodโs discussion on $LINK with @investrly today. Topics covered: @chainlinkโs ten year plan, the teamโs token selling, SmartCon, NFTs, Staking, CCIP, Bancor, and more.
1/ At @a16zcrypto, we firmly believe that token delegation is a powerful mechanism to increase the long-term quality of a protocol's governing body. Accordingly, we are proud to announce our first cohort of @optimismFND delegates:
Roll-up of @SergeyNazarovโs podcast with @HenriArslanian, released earlier today. Talking Sergey's background, what @chainlink does, Web2->Web3, near-term outlook, CCIP, recent bridge hacks, Sergeyโs personal advice to new grads, and more.
@a16zcrypto is thrilled to support Aptos by running validator nodes continually since mainnet launch. We're proud to back the network incepted by @moshaikh, @AveryChing & the entire @AptosFoundation team. Here's why we're excited & how we'll continue to support Aptos on-chain:๐
1/ At @a16zcrypto, we currently delegate tokens to 33 unique delegates across five distinct protocols. 16 of those delegates are university-affiliated student organizations. Why so many student orgs? ๐
Transparency around token delegations is important to us & the protocols we are involved in. Checkout this @DuneAnalytics dashboard to dig into the stats on @a16zcrypto's @optimismFND delegates. Huge shoutout to @Atlantropaz & @dvzhangtz from @blockchainatusc for building this!๐
The latest @a16zcrypto State of Crypto report is now out, offering a deep dive into major trends such as stablecoins, L2s, and AI. It also explores cryptoโs increasing presence in policy debates, along with fresh data on developers, users, and more.
Application tokens โ which correspond to smart contract protocols deploying services on top ofย blockchains that relay rights in โdistributed businessesโ โ have historically lacked economic models connecting the tokens to the cash flows of the underlying businesses they are